Knee Replacement in Mandurah
Knee replacement for Mandurah and the Peel region with orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rhys Clark. Consultation, planning and follow-up at the SJOG Consulting Rooms on Anstruther Road; robotic-assisted surgery in Perth. Appointments on (08) 6332 6365.
If your knee arthritis has reached the point where a replacement is being discussed, you can be assessed, planned and followed up in Mandurah. The operation itself is performed in Perth. For most patients that means one trip up the freeway, not a series of them.
Appointments at the Mandurah rooms are booked on (08) 6332 6365.
What happens in Mandurah, and what happens in Perth
Worth being clear about at the outset, because it is the thing that decides whether a Perth surgeon is practical for someone living in the Peel region.
In Mandurah — your first consultation and examination, the review of your X-rays and scans, the discussion of whether replacement is the right step and which operation suits your knee, the surgical planning, and your post-operative reviews once you are home.
In Perth — the operation and the hospital stay. Dr Clark operates at St John of God Murdoch, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital. Murdoch is roughly 50 minutes from Mandurah up the Kwinana Freeway, and is where most private joint replacement surgery is performed.
SJOG Consulting Rooms 117 Anstruther Road Mandurah WA 6210
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Before a replacement is considered
A knee replacement is an operation for arthritis that has stopped responding to everything else, and there is usually a good deal to try first. Physiotherapy and a targeted exercise programme, weight management, anti-inflammatory medication, and in some knees a corticosteroid injection, will each buy time and function for the right patient.
If you have not worked through those options yet, non-surgical treatment for knee arthritis sets out what the evidence supports and what it does not. Do I need a knee replacement? is the more direct read if you are trying to work out whether you have reached the point where surgery is reasonable.
Which knee replacement
Not every arthritic knee needs the whole joint replaced.
- Total knee replacement — for arthritis affecting two or more compartments of the knee. The ends of the femur and tibia are resurfaced, along with the undersurface of the kneecap.
- Partial knee replacement — for arthritis confined to one compartment. Less bone is removed and recovery is generally quicker, but it suits a narrower group of knees.
- Knee revision surgery — for a replacement that has loosened, worn, become infected or failed. Dr Clark’s UK fellowship was in revision arthroplasty, and he has performed 60 revision procedures since January 2024.
Which of these is appropriate is decided from your examination and imaging, and discussed with you at the Mandurah consultation.
Robotic assistance
Dr Clark uses robotic assistance for total and partial knee replacement, on two systems.
Mako (Stryker) is planned in advance. A CT scan taken before surgery is used to build a virtual pre-operation, so implant size and position are decided before any incision is made. VELYS (DePuy Synthes) is imageless and maps the knee in theatre instead, which means no planning CT is required.
In both cases the robot guides the bone preparation and implant placement while the surgeon performs the operation. Which system is used depends on the knee and is discussed at your consultation.
Dr Clark trained in medical imaging before orthopaedics, which is directly relevant to the CT-based planning the Mako system uses.
The practice in numbers
Dr Clark performed 401 hip and knee replacements in 2025 and 357 in 2024 — more than 900 since the start of that year, around 60% of them knee replacements. Sixty were revision procedures.
How often a surgeon performs an operation is a fair thing to ask about, and a fair thing to expect a straight answer to.
Cost and health insurance
Dr Clark works on a no-gap basis for privately insured knee replacement patients. What you pay depends principally on which pathway you take — private with insurance, public, or self-funded — rather than on which rooms you are consulted at. How much a knee replacement costs in Australia sets out each pathway in detail.
Getting started
Bring to your first appointment:
- Your referral from your GP or another specialist — required to claim the Medicare rebate
- Any imaging: X-rays, CT or MRI scans, with the written reports
- Your Medicare card and private health fund details
- A list of your current medications
Areas served
The Mandurah rooms see knee patients from across the Peel region and the southern coastal corridor, including Mandurah, Halls Head, Falcon, Dawesville, Pinjarra, Rockingham, Baldivis, Secret Harbour, Golden Bay and Waikiki, along with patients travelling from further south.
If you are closer to Perth, knee replacement at Murdoch may be the more convenient option — the consulting rooms there are on the same campus as the hospital.
Make an appointment
Phone (08) 6332 6365 to book at the Mandurah rooms, or send an enquiry through the contact page. The same number books appointments at either location, and reception will offer whichever suits you.
For the practical detail of what the rooms are like and what else is seen there, see the Mandurah location page.
Can I have a knee replacement in Mandurah?+
Your consultation, assessment, surgical planning and post-operative reviews are all carried out in Mandurah, at the SJOG Consulting Rooms, 117 Anstruther Road. The operation itself is performed in Perth, most commonly at St John of God Murdoch, roughly 50 minutes up the Kwinana Freeway. In practice that means most of your appointments are local and the trip to Perth is for the surgery and hospital stay. Appointments are booked on (08) 6332 6365.
Who performs knee replacements in Mandurah?+
Dr Rhys Clark, an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee replacement, consults at the SJOG Consulting Rooms at 117 Anstruther Road, Mandurah WA 6210. He performed 401 hip and knee replacements in 2025, around 60% of which were knee replacements.
Is the knee replacement robotic?+
Yes. Dr Clark uses robotic assistance for both total and partial knee replacement, on the Mako system and the VELYS system. Mako is planned beforehand as a virtual pre-operation using a CT scan; VELYS is imageless and maps the knee in theatre. The robot guides the bone cuts and implant placement while the surgeon remains in control of the procedure.
How far is the hospital from Mandurah?+
St John of God Murdoch is roughly 50 minutes from Mandurah up the Kwinana Freeway. That is the trip you make for the operation itself and the hospital stay that follows it. Consultation, planning and follow-up are done at the Mandurah rooms.
Do I need a referral for a knee replacement consultation in Mandurah?+
Yes. A referral, usually from your GP, is required to claim a Medicare rebate for a specialist consultation. Bring it to your appointment along with any X-rays, CT or MRI scans and the reports that accompany them.
What does a knee replacement cost in Mandurah?+
The cost is the same wherever you are consulted from, and depends principally on whether you are treated privately, in the public system, or self-funded. Dr Clark works on a no-gap basis for privately insured knee replacement patients. The cost page sets out what each pathway involves.
Which areas around Mandurah does Dr Clark see knee patients from?+
The Peel region and Perth's southern coastal corridor — Mandurah, Halls Head, Falcon, Dawesville, Pinjarra, Rockingham, Baldivis, Secret Harbour, Golden Bay and Waikiki — along with patients travelling in from further south.